propylon

American  

[prop-uh-lon] / ˈprɒp əˌlɒn /

noun

plural

propyla

1. propylaeum.

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Etymology

Origin of propylon

1825–35; < Greek propýlon, equivalent to pro- pro- ² + pýl ( ē ) gate + -on neuter singular noun ending

Example Sentences

He had also put a lock on the gate, and so made of the garden a sort of propylon to the house.

From Sir Gibbie by MacDonald, George

It is from the Pharaohs, however, that you must seek for the vast and the gigantic: the pyramid, the propylon, the colossus, the catacomb, the obelisk, and the sphinx.

From Sketches by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

A magnificent propylon of the finest white marble, the blocks of the largest size ever laid by human hands, and having a wing of the same material on each side, stands at the entrance.

From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd

The entrance to this temple is through a magnificent propylon, or gateway, facing the north, 200 feet in front, and 57 feet high above the present level of the soil.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 564, September 1, 1832 by Various

I well remember the morning when I stood before the propylon, or chief entrance of Karnak.

From Sketches by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield